Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-06-24
General l1eps.
DOME STIC,

DOMESTIC.
A gigantic whisky pool has been or
gained to control the big dist lldries.
The postal convention between the
United States and Canada has been ap-
proved
The village of Washburn, Woodford
county, H., was wiped out by fire early
Saturday morning
Ann Crookes, poor girl living in East
Orange, Nj, has fallen heir to SCI 900 by
the death of an uncle in Ireland
Two unruly elephants caused a panic in
a circus at New Lisbon. Ohio. Saturday
night and injured several people.
The American Protective Tariff league
finds an increasing interest in the pro-
lection idea among Southern people.
Summervile, :. G., was startled Sun
day morning by heavy shock of earth
quake, accompanied by Il prolonged roar
ing.
a serious collision occurred on the
Baltimore and Ohio railway Tuesday.
killing one man and woundng several
others.
1t is expected that President Cleveland
will start on another vacation trip about
the 1st of July, going to some quiet
iiVuiituiH ItSOl
The estimated receipts of the govern
ment during July and August show that
there will be a decrease rather than an
increase of the treasury surplus.
y terrific gale struck the town of Grand
Forks. OAK. Thursday leveling ~ build
ingS, killing several persons and doinga
great deal of damage to property.
Two of the official thieves who have
plundering Cook county. Illinois. for
years were at Chicago on Saturday sen
fenced to the penitentiarv for three wears
each
The Fidelity national bank of Cincin-
natl has suspended. The vice president.
cashier and assistant cashier have been
arrested by order of Bank Examiner
Powell.
\ Chicago special says that Nina Van
Zandt. the wife of August Spies. bv
proxy is rapidly failing in health and not
likely TO live long enough to learn the
decision of the supreme court with refer
ence to her husbands fate.
y submarine cable will soon be laid
from Vancouver to Australia. it j. said.
touching at Hawaii and Fiji. \ subsidy
of 100000 year has been obtained from
the Canadian, Hawaiian and Australian
governments. and the cable will probably
cost Sl0.000.000.
The dedication of the new Polish
church of the Seven Dolors at Buffalo.
y. Y. Sunday afternoon, was the scene
of serious accident. \ platform on
which were seated the clergy and invited
guests fell in with crash. CARRYING
with it more than 100 men. women and
children.
The Rev. DR.. Roswell Dwight Hitch
cock. president of the Union Theological
seminary. New York. died suddenly
Thursday evening at Fail River. Mass.
DR.. Hitchcock was born in East Machias.
Me-, on August -, ISL. He was gradu-
ated from Amherst college in lS3G. He
had been president of the seminary since
lS>0
Mary Irene Hoyt. daughter of the
millionaire, Jessie b. IIoyt. whose will
she l. contesting. was arrested at Engle-
wood. N.J.. on Friday. and lodged in
jail at lIacken-ack for assaulting "A female
servant. She also struck the policeman
who arrested her and tore up the COM
mitment paper, in the Justices court.
Later she was released on bail.
The steamer Champlain. having on
board 30 to 10 persons. composed of
passengers and the crew. burned Sat,lr-
day morning at o'clock six miles out
from CharlevoiX. Mich. The fire started
in the tiremans room from a lamp ex-
ploding. The steamer had to be aban-
doned III 10 minutes. and before the boats
could be lowered. Twenty-Five lives are
known to have been lost.
EX-Presdent Mark Hopkins of Will
liams college died very suddenly at Will
Jamestown. Mass. on Friday morning.
His funeral took place ON Monday
Mark Hopkins. ID. d.. IL. d., was born
in Stockbridge, Mass, February (, 1902.
He graduated from Williams and studied
medicine but was soon called to a pro-
fessorship in his alma mater. In 1896
he was made president of the institution
and held that ntficn till no